Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos

Truck Chassis Repair Like You Won’t Believe. Pulling, Pushing, And Heating Frame Rails From Pretzels To Straight.

These are some of the most bent up frame rails I’ve ever seen and the fact that they are on a large heavy duty makes it even more amazing. What will truly blow your mind though is the way this...

Project Mud Bomber Update: Rebeldryver’s Abandoned Barn Yard Find ’64 Galaxie 500 Has A New 428 FE Coming!

This poor barn find Galaxie has had an interesting life. After being abandoned for 35 years in a barn it was dubbed the mud bomber because the entire car was full of mud dobbers and dirt. And while...

Iron Trap Gets A Whole Tractor Trailer Of Model A’s And Parts At A Farm In Texas!

Matt and Mike from Iron Trap Garage have had some incredible success lately in finding really cool old cars in barns, garages, etc. There goal when helping to organize or transport parts and cars...

FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Cutting The Fenders, Planning Rock Sliders, And More!

It’s time for some fender cutting, core support mounts, rock sliders and more to happen to the front of the FJ45 project. Check out the latest updates right here and if you missed any of the...

SHELBY GT500 VS LS3 CAMARO SHOOTOUT-KENNE BELL 2.8L SUPERCHARGED 5.4L GT500 VS KB SUPERCHARGED LS3

Ford vs Chevrolet has been the quintessential brand battle for the last century, and when the Mustang and Camaro came out that battle only got more fierce. Thankfully that battle still rages on and...

Urban Hillbilly Best Of Video: The Best Wheels Up Drag Racing Trucks This Season!

There are some pretty cool rides in this new video from Urban Hillbilly. Sean has been putting together some “Best Of” videos the past couple of months with different subjects for each...

LS Corvair Project: Figuring And Fabrication, That’s All It Takes To Put An LS4 In A Corvair Right?

While I’ve heard of a few drivetrain swaps that practically bolt in to other makes and models, that is not going to be the case when you are trying to put an LS4 into the back of a Corvair....

Old School Repair: This Dude Welds A Crankshaft Back Together Like A Boss! It Was Broken In Two!

If you watch videos from other countries, where guys are doing repairs that would seem nearly impossible without modern tools, you start to appreciate and understand what our grandparents and great...

Dyno Proven 500 Horsepower Combos: Three Stock Bottom End 5.3 LS Combos That Will Make You 500 Horsepower Or More.

I get asked about LS engine combos all the time, and the overwhelming majority of them are from people who think that they need to build an engine with all aftermarket parts. When I ask them how much...

Best Torque Wrench? $450 Snap-On vs Craftsman, ICON, Kobalt, DeWalt, SK Tools, Proto, Wera

Several years ago the guys at Car Craft Magazine did a torque wrench shootout and found that the high dollar models from the big tool brands weren’t better, and in some cases were worse, than...

New Product Install: New Mid-Mount Gen III HEMI Front Accessory Drive – HEMI Swap Greatness!

One of the most annoying and frustrating parts of any late-model engine swap can be fitting a bunch of accessories that never came in your car up front and in between the engine and radiator. Whether...

Dyno Video: Nitrous AND Boost! Don’t Be Afraid, It’s What Turbos Want And Here’s Proof.

I’ve been running nitrous on turbo and centrifugal supercharger combos for years and years. and you should too. They love each other and it would be rude and completely unromantic not to let...

Iron Trap 1933 Ford Project: Fabricating Hidden Body Bracing So The Doors And Everything Else Can Work Correctly

The Iron Trap 1933 Ford coupe project makes me happy. This thing sits right, is cool as hell, and will be super fun when it is done. But when they first started on it this sucker was a floppy mess!...

OG Texas Street Racing: 1320 Video’s Complete Texas Street Racing Movie

Kyle, Matt, Fred and the rest of the crew at 1320Video have been catching all the greatest street race action for years now, and this year they are sharing the whole 2013 Texas Street Racing special....